1 Season
Red Bull Music Academy Lectures
With music icons Iggy Pop, Q-Tip and many more
In a series of conversations held at the Red Bull Music Academy between 2011 and 2016, music artists share thoughts about their lives, influences, careers and work with other talented artists.
Erykah Badu
2 h 5 min
Recorded in 2011 at Red Bull Music Academy, the queen of neo-soul muses on motherhood and artistic control.
Brian Eno
1 h 21 min
The electronic music pioneer shares fascinating insights from four decades in the music industry.
Iggy Pop
1 h 33 min
The high-energy rock and roller talks about his decades-long musical career at RBMA Montréal 2016.
Questlove
2 h
The drummer, DJ and producer talks about his career at RBMA New York 2013.
Q-Tip
2 h 6 min
The hip-hop MC discusses his roots, songwriting and making music at RBMA New York 2013.
Rakim
1 h 47 min
The hip-hop MC talks about his esteemed career in the ’80s and beyond at RBMA New York 2013.
The Black Madonna
1 h 46 min
The DJ talks about rave culture and working in dance music at RBMA Montréal 2016.
Alex Tumay
2 h 8 min
The sound engineer talks about working with renowned hip-hop artists at RBMA Montréal 2016.
Tony Visconti
2 h 36 min
Recorded in 2011 at Red Bull Music Academy, the music producer talks about working with cutting-edge artists.
Greg Phillinganes
2 h 11 min
At RBMA Montréal 2016, the sought-after keyboardist talks about working with musical icons.
Frankie Knuckles
1 h 52 min
The late house DJ discusses his 40-year career in this talk recorded at RBMA Madrid 2011.
MF Doom
1 h 40 min
Recorded at RBMA Madrid 2011, the masked hip-hop artist talks about his life and career.
Robyn
1 h 23 min
In this conversation in NYC in May 2018 Robyn discusses her career and follow-up to smash-hit LP Body Talk.
Janelle Monáe
1 h 37 min
Janelle Monáe – singer, songwriter, producer and actress – speaks about her life and career.
Pusha T
1 h 30 min
As part of Red Bull Music Festival Berlin, rapper Pusha T talks about his life and career.
Dixon and Gerd Janson
1 h 42 min
As part of Red Bull Music Festival Berlin, DJs Dixon and Gerd Janson talk about their life and career.
Kaytranada
1 h 19 min
Kaytranada discusses his collaborations with other artists and how he has found his unique success.
Mike Will Made It
2 h 9 min
Mike Will Made It shares his journey into the music industry.
Marie Davidson
16 min
Marie Davidson shares the studio science behind her music making strategy and preferences.
Ice-T
2 h 11 min
Ice-T shares how he hustled his way up to where he is today.
Hype Williams
1 h 23 min
Hype Williams shares what music and film impacted him most when growing up.
Banks and Tresor
2 h 1 min
Red Bull Music Academy Berlin welcomes Dimitri Hegemann and Carola Stoiber of Tresor and 'Mad' Mike Banks.
No I.D.
1 h 29 min
American hip-hop and R 'n' B producer talks about growing up in Chicago and finding an outlet through music.
Sounwave, MixedByAli and Tae Beast
48 min
Hear from Sounwave, MixedByAli and Tae Beast at Red Bull Music Academy Lectures in Los Angeles.
Frank Dukes
1 h 6 min
Frank Dukes has become one of the most accomplished and in-demand multi-genre producers in history.
Watching
Spice
49 min
Get an insight into the life and music of Jamaican dancehall superstar Grace Hamilton AKA Spice.
